Does Dimensional Slide require only a move action or is the intent to actually move(change location) even when not withdrawing?

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Dimensional Slide (Su): The arcanist can expend 1 point from her arcane reservoir to create a dimensional crack that she can step through to reach another location. This ability is used as part of a move action or withdraw action, allowing her to move up to 10 feet per arcanist level to any location she can see. This counts as 5 feet of movement. She can only use this ability once per round. She does not provoke attacks of opportunity when moving in this way, but any other movement she attempts as part of her move action provokes as normal.

PS: Withdraw is actually mentioned as a withdraw action<---Just wanted to point out that while it actually uses a full round action it uses that term(withdraw action) in the book. Hopefully this avoids any derails.

A prepared caster such as a wizard or cleric can prepared a lower level spell in a higher level slot.

A spontaneous caster can use a higher level slot to cast a slot level spell.

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A spellcaster always has the option to fill a higher-level spell slot with a lower-level spell.

Can the arcanist cast a spell prepared as a 3rd level spell using one of his higher level daily allotment of spells. As an example could I cast fireball(3rd level spell) with one of my daily slots that is assigned to 4th level spells?

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It seems as if some people are not clear on how rings are activated so I am posting this FAQ in order to get a final answer.

The ring specific rules for activation are as follows.

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Activation: A ring's ability is usually activated by a spoken command word (a standard action that does not provoke attacks of opportunity) or its effects work continually. Some rings have unusual activations, as mentioned in the ring's specific description.

Are the methods to activating a ring limited to command words, the effect continually being in place, and whatever method would be described in a ring's specific description?

If a ring just says it has to be activated, but does not specifically say "on command" or have a special method of activation listed how is that ring activated?

An example of this is the ring of invisibility which just says "By activating this simple silver ring, the wearer can benefit from invisibility, as the spell".

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The entry in the APG says that "Many traits grant a new type of bonus: a "trait" bonus. Trait bonuses do not stack".

However, there are traits such as Ease of Faith which do not specifically call out a bonus given by a trait as a trait bonus.

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Your mentor, the person who invested your faith in you from an early age, took steps to ensure that you understood that what powers your divine magic is no different than that which powers the magic of other religions. This philosophy makes it easier for you to interact with others who may not share your views. You gain a +1 bonus on Diplomacy checks, and Diplomacy is always a class skill for you.

Are we to assume that all bonuses given by a trait or trait bonuses unless specifically called out as untyped or another type of bonus?

Or, is a bonus given by a trait not a trait bonus unless it is specifically identified as a trait bonus in the rules text?

A question has come up a few times on the forums, and the rules don't exactly allow it, but they do hint towards it.

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An action's type essentially tells you how long the action takes to perform

Here is the exact question.

Can you use an action type to perform an act that is normally assigned to an action type that normally takes up less time?

If the answer is yes then I have "bonus considerations" at the bottom of this post.

Examples:

Can I use a standard or move action to do an act that normally requires a swift action?

Cam I use a standard or move action to do an act that normally requires an immediate action.

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Situation where this might matter:

Round 1: I use my immediate action to do something. By the rules I lose my swift action on my next turn if the immediate action is taken between turns.

Round 2: I want to use my move or standard action to do an act that normally requires a swift action.
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Bonus considerations:
The following assume I can use a move or standard as a swift action.

1. "If I can use a move action to perform a swift action can I still do so when I am limited to only a move action such as from the nauseated condition?

2. If I use a Swift action in a round, can I use a Move or Standard action to perform another act that calls for a swift action?

PS: It is understood that a standard action can be used for a move action. This FAQ is more about replacing swift and immediate actions.

1. This post is not about which one is better. More on that below. It will be bolded.

2. If this is in the wrong section feel free to flag it and have it moved to another section.

The phrase "if you roleplayed instead of rollplayed" or any similar phrase is offensive, even if you don't mean for it to be, and it should not be used here. It implies a "one correct way to play the game" perspective. Aligning yourself more or less with the rules or being in character is not a better or worse way to play no matter where you fall on the spectrum. It is only a preference.

If you say or imply that if someone were to be less mechanically efficient and/or worry more about the personality aspect of the character they would have more fun as if it is a fact, that is not much better.

In case anyone wants to try the, "but it's not against the rules or guidelines so it is ok" approach.

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This topic has come up several times, and while I knew how it worked in 3.5, Pathfinder is not 3.5, and rather than wait for a blog I will do individual questions over the coming days.

In the chapter on invisibility it says that if someone is using stealth and they are invisible the perception DC to locate the creature is a +20 to the stealth roll.

As an example if I roll a 35 for my stealth check the DC is 55, assuming no other modifiers are in play.

The FAQ question is below.

Is the +20 from invisibility that is added to the stealth roll to "notice" or "pinpoint the square" of the invisible creature in this case?

It is a flat DC 20 notice the presence of a creature that is invisible withing 20 feet, but it is a +20 to the DC to pinpoint the creature according to the glossary in the CRB<---not trying to use stealth

If the +20 to stealth is pinpoint a creature then it may be easier to pinpoint someone who is actively trying to hide, but with a low modifier, than it is to find(pinpoint) someone who is not trying to hide at all.That does not really make sense.

Not hiding(20)+20(pinpoint)=40 to locate square

Low roll trying to hide(18)+20(pinpoint)=38

I am thinking the person trying to hide would have a 58, but there has been enough debate on the topic over the years that it deserves a final answer.

No matter what you think the answer is, pressing the FAQ button would be appreciated.

How long does the staggered condition last from this ability if they fail to save to avoid being staggered?

I think they forgot to put the duration in there. I would put it at 3 days, and I will also press the FAQ button so it is brought to the attention of Paizo. Even if the duration is permanent it still needs to be mentioned.

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Evil Eye (Su) Three times per day, a sea hag can cast her dire gaze upon any single creature within 30 feet. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Will save or be staggered as strange nebulous distress and a gnawing sense of impending doom plagues the victim. If a sea hag uses her evil eye on someone already afflicted by this curse, the victim must make a DC 14 Fortitude save or be overwhelmed with fright and collapse into a comatose state for 3 days. Each day that passes, the comatose victim must make a DC 14 Fortitude save or perish. The evil eye is a mind-affecting fear effect. The save DCs are Charisma-based.Evil Eye Curse: Gaze—failed save; save Will DC 14; frequency1/day; effect staggered (or fall comatose if already under the effects of the evil eye).

Prerequisite: Bluff 5 ranks.
Benefit: Whenever you make a melee attack and hit your opponent, you can use a free action to grant that opponent a +2 bonus on attack and damage rolls against you until the end of your next turn or until your opponent attacks you, whichever happens first. If that opponent attacks you with this bonus, it provokes attacks of opportunity from your allies who have this feat.

It was brought up that there with reference to the bolded area that there is a possibility the opponent may choose to attack without accepting the +2 bonus, meaning BWG(Broken Wing Gambit) would not be in play.

Another reading is that whoever has BWG is granting the bonus automatically by putting themselves in harm's way so if someone swings the feat automatically activates.

FAQ Question below:
Can the attacker avoid being subjected to Broken Wing Gambit, and therefore the attacks of opportunity by not taking the +2 to attack and damage?

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There have been several cases of the "ally" FAQ making people think they get to always count themselves as an ally due to the very loose wording involved. I don't expect for an FAQ to cover every situation, but I think we can cover the teamwork feats.

The exact wording in the APG is this:

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Teamwork feats grant large bonuses, but they only function under specific circumstances. In most cases, these feats require an ally who also possesses the feat to be positioned carefully on the battlefield. Teamwork feats provide no bonus if the listed conditions are not met. Note that allies who are paralyzed, stunned, unconscious, or otherwise unable to act do not count for the purposes of these feats.

Now there is nothing saying that it has to be another ally despite the inquisitor needing a class feature to bypass at least part of the requirements.

It is generally understood that unless there is another creature other than yourself that you can not use the feat.

I wish to get this cleared up so the question below is what I am FAQ'ing.

FAQ Question:Do all of the teamwork feats require another ally besides yourself in order to use the feat as a general rule or is the general rule that you can count as your own ally, even if you do not have something like the inquistor Solo Tactics class feature

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There is some confusion in another thread about whether or not all ranged attacks suffer the -4 penalty for when someone is in melee.

There is also confusion about whether or not the precise shot feat applies to removing penalties that apply to all ranged attacks because it uses the "ranged weapon" verbage.

Some parts of the game use the term "ranged weapon" instead of "ranged attack".

Example 1:

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If you shoot or throw a ranged weapon at a target engaged in melee with a friendly character, you take a –4 penalty on your attack roll.

Example 2:

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Precise Shot (Combat)

You are adept at firing ranged attacks into melee.

Prerequisite: Point-Blank Shot.
Benefit: You can shoot or throw ranged weapons at an opponent engaged in melee without taking the standard –4 penalty on your attack roll.

The specific FAQ question is bolded below.

Do spells such as Acid Splash and similar effects which are not "weapons", but do use ranged attacks suffer the same -4 penalty to attacks when firing at an opponent in melee, even though they are not weapons?
Do feats such as Precise shot which remove such penalties apply to ranged attacks, even if they specifically weapons?

There have been quiet a few times people had disagreements in the rules forum because one was discussing what he thought the most literal interpretation of a rule was, and another person was discussing how they thought the PDT intended for a rule to be ran when they made it.

A few posters have also told me they thought most people came to the rules forum to find out the most literal interpretation of what the book said.

Myself and other people try to figure out intent. As an example there is a feat which says it removes all penalties when using Two-weapon fighting. Most agree that this means you don't suffer the TWF penalties, but a very literal interpretation would mean that you actually ignore all penalties on attack rules when weilding a shield with another weapon.

My reason for doing this is to have a record of the community's default position. So as an example if "what the words say" is an overwhelming majority people can specify that they want to know the opinion on intent, and vice versa.

I think it will help with a large number of debates by having a standard.

Please use the following posts to vote with. "Favorite" the one which matches your opinion.

According to the rules raise dead line of spells it takes True Ressurection to bring an outside back to life.

According to Limited Wish it can not duplicate a higher level spell.

According to the outsider entry:

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When an outsider is slain, no soul is set loose. Spells that restore souls to their bodies, such as raise dead, reincarnate, and resurrection, don't work on an outsider. It takes a different magical effect, such as limited wish, wish, miracle, or true resurrection to restore it to life.

Limited Wish not only saves the party 23500 gold peices, but it is a lower level spell than True Resurrection.

It is my opinion that when the outsider entry was written that Limited Wish was included by accident.

FAQ please.

PS: I am well aware of what the book says. <----In before someone points out the exact wording of the outsider entry.

In the book and on grids the monster's dimensions are done in squares which are 2-dimensional. However most of us apply it so that the monster is a cube shaped.
When the question comes up on the boards the person asking normally easily accepts that the monster such as a large one is taking up space equal to 10 by 10 by 10.

I figured since this is a fairly easy rule I could FAQ it and get an official answer.

Question is bolded below:

Is the 3rd dimension of a monster on a map equivalent to the other 2 dimensions? As an example if a large* giant is listed as 15 feet tall would his space on the grid be 10x10x10 or 10x10x15?

*That was referring to the size category applied to creatures in the game.

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If a player falls and goes through a threatened square or if he has the drag combat maneuver performed on him by a friendly character through a threatened square does either one of these provoke an attack of opportunity?

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According to the feat section:

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Prerequisites:

Some feats have prerequisites. Your character must have the indicated ability score, class feature, feat, skill, base attack bonus, or other quality designated in order to select or use that feat. A character can gain a feat at the same level at which he gains the prerequisite.

According to the Ability Score section in the CRB we have two quotes.

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Ability score increases with a duration of 1 day or less give only temporary bonuses.

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Permanent Bonuses: Ability bonuses with a duration greater than 1 day actually increase the relevant ability score after 24 hours. Modify all skills and statistics related to that ability. This might cause you to gain skill points, hit points, and other bonuses. These bonuses should be noted separately in case they are removed.

The second quote makes it sound like ability scores increase with a duration of longer than 24 hours are the only way to really increase you score, but the first ability score quote seems to go against that.

Here is my main FAQ question---> Can you gain a feat with only a temporary increase to your ability score?

Second Question: If the answer is yes then what is the difference between a permanent increase and a temporary one with regard to mechanical benefits?

Many people go to the rules forum to find out how the rules are intended to work in the game. I think that is the majority intention of most who ask questions there.

As we know sometimes what they rules say, and what the rules mean do no match up well. The recent flying skill FAQ is an example of that.

This discussion however is not about the words not matching up. It is about the posters.

Sample Conversation:I am going to use an extreme example, but focus on the point which I will state afterwards.

Poster A: Can I take actions after I die.

Poster B: When you die your character is out of play. The devs assumed we had enough common sense to know that so they didn't state it like they did for the paralyzed condition.

Poster C: The rules do not say you are not allowed to have your actions so you do not lose them.

.......Poster C continue to argue this point vs other posters for several pages

Poster B: Do you play it that way at home?

Poster C: I was just arguing what the book says. I know it does not work that way.

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Now it is obvious that poster A and poster B were discussing how things were intended to actually work in gameplay.

Poster C is arguing the most literal interpretation.

A discussion on what the rules say, and what the rules are supposed to do at the table are two very different arguments in many cases.

If you as poster know that someone is asking how things are expected to play out in a game, and you argue from a different viewpoint then you should acknowledge that. Otherwise due to the differing goals, there will never be a consensus. It is just common sense.

What is the point of entering the discussion from that angle and not acknowledge it?

I have my opinion, but I would like to hear someone who has done this explain it.

Possible answers are:

A. The rules to me are what is in the book, not what Paizo intends them to mean.

B. I honestly didn't think people wanted intent.

C. I just wanted to play devil's advocate, and thought it would be better if nobody knew I actually understood the rule.

The zealot has to spend talents to get full access to all of its spellcasting. Flavor reasons aside, I don't see one talent that compares with spells. I think Paizo should just go ahead and give the Zealot the spells, and create new talents or up the usefulness of the other talents.

However if I was reading too fast and overlooked something let me know.

It seems like we have flavor text mixed in with the mechanical text, but I am not all of these contain flavor text.

This is mostly for the PDT, but others can feel free to chime in.

However before I get into the flavor based questions I want to point out a contradiction.

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Expose Weakness (Ex): The stalker vigilante can use sneaky tricks in order to make it easier to damage a foe, whether it be throwing a fine dust of cold iron over a fey or melting a glob of silver onto a lycanthrope’s hide. The stalker vigilante can add the ability to reduce a creature’s damage reduction or hardness by 10 to the list of options when attempting a dirty trick combat maneuver check (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player’s Guide 320). This does not stack with itself, and it does not work against creatures

with DR/—.

From what I understand the intent is to let the vigilante bypass the DR or hardness and then the GM comes up with how it happened. If this is the case then it should be noted that the beginning text is flavor text. However as written it could seem as if the materials needed have to already be in place. If this is the case then this ability is very circumstantial.

If this is another GM discretion ability then it should noted so players know up front.

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Foe Collision* (Ex): The stalker vigilante shoves one of his foes into another. When the stalker vigilante deals hidden strike damage with a melee attack, he can also deal an amount of nonlethal damage equal to the extra damage from hidden strike to an opponent adjacent to the first (even if the second opponent is out of his reach). Unlike normal, this vigilante talent applies to any successful
hidden strike.

I read this one as the vigilante has a means to deal extra damage to an opponent that is adjacent to the targeted opponent. However if the first opponent is a stone golem(just one example) I can see a GM calling for a strength check or combat maneuver check. Is the "shove" flavor text?

The following are not flavor based questions.

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Divine Training II (Ex): The zealot vigilante gains the ability to cast one 2nd-level spell per day and increases the number of 1st-level spells he can cast per day by three. A zealot vigilante must be at least 4th level, have a Charisma 12 or higher, and have the divine training I base ability to select this talent.

Is this saying he gain an "additional" number of spells that he can cast beyond what the spellcasting table for the class gives, or is the intent that you must take the other divine training in order to cast spells normally?

I found the answer. The book says "* A zealot vigilante only knows spells of this level only if he has the appropriate talent to cast spells of this level."

Whenever the point-buy or rolling discussions start some says point-buy enables/encourages min-maxing because people put the dump the stat they dont need such as charisma.
However if someone rolls for stats, no matter if they get decent rolls or super rolls, the lowest stat is still going into the less needed stat if that is how the play the game. I really understand that point/argument if neither rolling not point-buy stops that behaviour.

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When classes such as sorcerers or bloodragers get free bonus spells known due to their class features, such as the sorcerer bloodline, how is the level of the spell determined? <---FAQ question.

For those of you who may want to say just go by whatever level it normally counts as for that class I agree, but the oracle gets a spell early due to an FAQ. There may also be times when a class gets access to a spell it does not normally have access to, such as an arcane class gaining access to a divine spell.

I thought there was a rule or dev comment on it, but I was not able to find it.

During actual gameplay higher level characters not backed by magic can fall from incredible heights and walk away and survive in fire for a ridiculously long time by normal person standards.
On the other hand even a high level character in a novel would likely die from falling from a very high place or falling in lava.

In your games do you assume a transformation into superheroes or do you use some combination of flavor and/or handwaving certain things that are beyond any human with regard to taking damage?

In the game the conditions listed above say you can not take actions. I am sure they mean you can not use the game term of "actions", but they may also apply to the non-game definition and other cases that are not directly spelled out.

In a game similar to Pathfinder that shall not be named there were other things you could not do. Examples follow from official sources:

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In general, if you cannot use a standard action during your turn, you also cannot make an attack of opportunity during someone else's turn. When the notes on conditions in Part One say that you cannot act (for example, when stunned), you cannot make an attack of opportunity.

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You can take a 5-foot step anytime you don't otherwise move across the battlefield. You usually take a 5-foot step before, after, or during another action. The rules don't say so, but it's best to assume that you cannot take a 5-foot step unless you can take at least a move action during your turn.

Here is my question for the PDT team, and for everyone who is curious to FAQ. Do these(cowering, dazed, stunned) conditions allow someone to take a 5-foot step, take attacks of opportunity or other non-actions such as delaying.

PS: The 3.5 rules are simply there for precedence in case anyone is wondering why others would make such statements. I do no leg in this race with regard to if they are upheld or not. I just want an answer.

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It seems that different people have different ideas on what counts as immediate dangers and distractions that would make taking 10 not possible. I understand that every possible case can not be listed, but I think the following list can be answered and if possible we would like a good rule of thumb to follow.

The question for FAQ is --> Is the signature skill unlock for the Use Magic Device skill supposed to work when you roll a natural 1 and fail the check?

Below are the skill unlocks for use magic device. They both imply that if you roll a natural you take a -10 penalty on a reattempt, however you can reroll with no penalty by the normal rules anyway. The rules is that if you roll a natural 1 and you fail then you can not use that item for 24 hours.

unchained wrote:

10 Ranks: If you roll a natural 1 when activating an item,
you take a –10 penalty on Use Magic Device checks with that
item for 24 hours instead of being unable to activate it. This
penalty stacks with itself.

unchained wrote:

20 Ranks: If you roll a natural 1 when activating an item,
you can reroll the check at a –10 penalty to activate the item.
You must take the result of the second check, even if it is
worse, and you can’t reroll it again.

Mark Seifter intended for the "If you roll a natural 1...." to be "If you roll a natural 1 and fail to activate an item...."

Mark Seifter wrote:

Huh, I actually changed it to "If you roll a natural 1 and fail to activate an item"...

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How does burrowing work?

I ask because when Pathfinder was made a few definitions/rules did not get copy and pasted over, but the abilities made the transition from 3.5 to Pathfinder. With Pathfinder wanting to be its own game we can't just say "well use 3.5".

Here is 3.5 burrow:

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Burrow (Ex)
A creature with a burrow speed can tunnel through dirt, but not through rock unless the descriptive text says otherwise. Creatures cannot charge or run while burrowing. Most burrowing creatures do not leave behind tunnels other creatures can use (either because the material they tunnel through fills in behind them or because they do not actually dislocate any material when burrowing); see the individual creature descriptions for details.

I am not suggesting that Paizo use 3.5's definition, but I am suggesting that we get a rule so we know how it works. It would help to know if the creature does or does not leave an hole behind, as an example.

The purpose of this is to get it FAQ's so Paizo can give us an official definition/rule.

I have a decent, but not really good amount of info on Dark Sun*. If I use it I will follow the core setting, and there is a 99% I will not have clerics or paladin. I have not decided on oracles yet.

I know about defilers, scarcity of water, Thri-kreen, psionics, dragon kings, and a the races that are setting specific.

Now to the question. Which AP(3.5 and Pathfinder) would work there? I understand that I have to modify locations, and maybe even create a few of my own, but I want the general story idea to be in tact.

*I know about the 3.5 site and I have the documents. I just have not read them in detail yet.

Many times when discussing wizards and sorcerers the notion that they may not have the "right" spell comes up. However for all of my gaming career needing the right(perfect) spell for a situation is not really needed. Many times there are several ways to overcome a problem, so even if you have not prepared or learn the best spell you often have a spell that is good enough to work. That is why I think the arcanist quick study is over rated unless you(general statement) just have the bad luck of not picking any spell, and/or nobody else in the party can solve the problem.

Short version: How common is it for the party wizards and sorcerers to not be able to do something to contribute to a problem, that nobody else can solve either?

Some AP's such as Kingmaker use the rules for running a kingdom. WotR uses the Mythic rules. Are there any other special rules used for this, or are the mythic rules the only ones I would need to worry about?

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This FAQ was presented before by Jiggy, and it was marked as "answered in FAQ", but it has not been answered so I am going to try this again.
I am just going to copy and paste what Jiggy wrote the first time instead of fumbling over the words myself.

Jiggy wrote:

There's some disagreement on this, and I think the conflict is reasonable:

In the Skills chapter, the rules for Take 10 state that you can do so unless the situation prevents you (this is not a discussion about that, so take it elsewhere). In certain skill descriptions (UMD, and a footnote in Swim), T10 is forbidden.

One would be led to conclude, then, that all the rest of the skills are eligible for T10 unless the situation prevents it.

But then there are things like the bard's Lore Master ability, the Childlike feat, and a couple of others that say "you can take 10 on such-and-such a check" but do not include the phrase "even while threatened or distracted".

There are two interpretations of this fact:
1. Since it doesn't say "even while threatened", it doesn't allow you to do so. Therefore, it only allows you to take 10 under mundane circumstances. This in turn implies that the associated skill is normally not eligible for T10. If this is the case, then the Skills chapter needs errata to reflect that restriction, so please click "FAQ" at the top of this post if you believe this interpretation is correct.

2. The extra line ("even while threatened") that appears in some abilities is inherent to the abilities, and those places where it is spelled out is merely a courtesy. The Skills chapter is correct, and only UMD (and certain instances of Swim) is excluded from normal T10 rules. If this is the case, then having a FAQ entry clarifying this would be helpful, so please click "FAQ" at the top of this post.

If you're not sure which of these two interpretations is correct, then guess what? Please click "FAQ" at the top of this post so this can be clarified.

If you feel like debating how T10 works in general, then please take it elsewhere.

I have always seen the Mage's Disjunction spell as a magical affect that come into play shut down other magic an go away, but leaving lasting affects.

However there is nothing in the book to support that. I understand that with regard to spells they undo spells completely, but for magical items they are only turned them off, so per RAW you should be able to dispel a mage's disjunction. The fact that I have never seen it mentioned in anywhere has made me wonder if others just made the same assumption that I did, or has it just not been mentioned for other reason.

For the sake of anyone wishing to FAQ this the question is "Can you dispel or disjunction Mage's Disjunction?".

For purpose of studied strike I will assume studied combat was in play for the first attack, and then turned off for all other attacks in that round

No mutagen no extract, no mutagen, no haste just studied combat and studied strike with power attack and furious focus.

DPR 36.58 This numbers seems a bit high, but not more than 2 or 3 so I will say it is a nonfactor.

Now to add in the mutagen giving strength a +4 alchemical bonus, haste, and flanking.

DPR 74.52

Now of this version also has the inspiring enhancement, but it can only be used for 10 attacks, assuming it never comes up at any other point, since this investigator has 10 uses. Each use last for one attack, not for the entire round.

It is a free action however and with the talent and inspriration that 1d6 is doubled for an average of 7 to the attack roll.

Adding this to the 2nd iterative attack from haste pushes the DPR up to 81.21.

I do not know which extracts would best boost DPR so I will let someone else make a suggestion or if you have an investigator build present it. You can do the math or I can do the math.

Disclaimer: I am just asking a question. I am not attacking anyone. <-----In before someone assumes I am.

There are certain topics that come up all the time. They typically go the same way every time with regard to point/counterpoint. Sometimes a new person will bring up the topic again, but sometimes someone who is very aware of these topics will do so. I know this because they will say something such as "It seems the common opinion on the boards is ......"

My question is this---> What are you/they(for those who have not done so) expecting to happen? Do you have a new thought that has never been presented? Is there something that gives you a reason to think things will be different this time?

Before someone comes in and says:
"You are not the forum police?",

"Why are you so angry?"

"If you don't like it don't read it."

or tries to perform some other mind reading attempt I will remind you, that none of those apply to this topic---> I am just asking a question.

I might not even reply unless prompted because Wraithstrike is in listening mode, not debate mode, at least for this topic. :)

PS: I am not referring to "paladin fall" threads because they normally are unique situations, even if the answer is normally clear.

PS2: I am not referring to rules threads either such as stealth and grapple.

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Teleport wrote:

Familiarity: “Very familiar” is a place where you have been very often and where you feel at home. “Studied carefully” is a place you know well, either because you can currently physically see it or you've been there often. “Seen casually” is a place that you have seen more than once but with which you are not very familiar. “Viewed once” is a place that you have seen once, possibly using magic such as scrying.

The spell itself says that scrying can be used to satisfy view once.

Discern Location wrote:

A discern location spell is among the most powerful means of locating creatures or objects. Nothing short of a mind blank spell or the direct intervention of a deity keeps you from learning the exact location of a single individual or object. Discern location circumvents normal means of protection from scrying or location. The spell reveals the name of the creature or object's location (place, name, business name, building name, or the like), community, county (or similar political division), country, continent, and the plane of existence where the target lies.

To find a creature with the spell, you must have seen the creature or have some item that once belonged to it. To find an object, you must have touched it at least once.

This spell says it gives you the exact location. However later on it says it gives you the name. Some are saying it gives you the name, but you do know where the place is, which to me means you do not know the exact location. I can drive through or to a small town without knowing the name. I can also know the name of a place I can't find so I don't see knowing where something is, and knowing the name as being equivalent.

The question is this--> How does Discern Location factor in when used with Scrying to qualify as familiarity for the Teleport spell?

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In a recent thread someone pointed out that you can use aid another to aid someone who is affected by a spell, but the rule is not clear on what this aid is. It could be throwing water on someone to give them a second save. It could be using a standard action to wake someone up from a sleep spell. It could mean they actually get a +2 to any saving throw somehow.

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Aid Another

In melee combat, you can help a friend attack or defend by distracting or interfering with an opponent. If you're in position to make a melee attack on an opponent that is engaging a friend in melee combat, you can attempt to aid your friend as a standard action. You make an attack roll against AC 10. If you succeed, your friend gains either a +2 bonus on his next attack roll against that opponent or a +2 bonus to AC against that opponent's next attack (your choice), as long as that attack comes before the beginning of your next turn. Multiple characters can aid the same friend, and similar bonuses stack.

You can also use this standard action to help a friend in other ways, such as when he is affected by a spell, or to assist another character's skill check.

So the question is in what way can you use aid another to assist someone affected by a spell. Is it intended to give a +2 to the save against any spell or is there another meaning behind the wording?

Every time I run a campaign I try a new rule out. One of my next experiments is to change the TWF'ing rules do they take up two less feats. I was going to do this by allowing the two weapon fighting feat to scale automatically based on your BAB.

So at BAB of +6 you get your second offhand attack, and at a BAB of +11 you get the third off hand attack. However I wanted to also know if anyone else has tried this, and has it caused any problem?

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The summon monster and summon nature's ally spells allow you to summon various elementals. The newer bestiaries have new elemental types such as the Ice and Lightning elementals. It seems that most people are of the opinion that since there is no working saying that only the bestiary 1 elementals are allowed that any new elementals can be summoned also.

So here is the question: Are the bestiary 1 elementals such as the fire, water, earth, and air, elementals the only ones allowed to be summoned with the summon monster and nature's ally spells?

According to the general rules for activation of a magical item, mental activation is an option for magic items.

However if you look at the magic item rules, specifically for rings, the rules list certain ways to use them.
One is "command word" to activate it, its effects work continually, and the last method is unusual activation which much be specified in the ring's description.

So is mental activation an option for a ring or must you use a command word unless mental activation is called out? If mental activation is an option how do you know which rings use it?

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As a spinoff from the thread concerning CL affecting magic item effect duration comes a new question.

Do magical effects with a specified duration, activated from command word magic items terminate before the duration is up if the magic item 1) leaves the possession of the activator for non-slotted items or 2) is removed from the worn slot for slotted items.

1) would be like the previously proposed orb that bestows a 1 hour mage armor 5/day
2) would be like the 3 minute invisibility from the ring of invisibility, or the 1 hour temporary hit points from the vampiric gloves

For the purpose of this question we are not counting staves, or wands since they actually cast spells.

Most traits that give a bonus specifically call them out as a trait bonus. Some give bonuses with no type. Is it intended for all traits to only give trait bonuses, or was it intentional for some traits to give untyped bonuses?

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Ease of Faith: Your mentor, the person who invested your faith in you from an early age, took steps to ensure that you understood that what powers your divine magic is no different than that which powers the magic of other religions. This philosophy makes it easier for you to interact with others who may not share your views. You gain a +1 bonus on Diplomacy checks, and Diplomacy is always a class skill for you.